Aletta

You wake up at five In the morning But you don't need sleep Till your eyelids bleed You strap on your wings From your shoulders And yet you deny That you feel set free Slow down Aletta 'Cause the wind will probably kill you Come down Aletta Though the fall will probably thrill you You're flying too high and you're flying too fast And now you've got no place left to go Your ambition's falling so don't come crawling Saying you're fine 'cause you know that you'd be a liar The day's been ticking away And the sunset looks beautiful Take a look around and slow on down You've crashed to the floor 'cause your wings have now caught on fire You stand in line Round the corner And wait till you see What today will bring You sing to the crowd In the theater But through their applause You still feel displeased Dream on Aletta But the sun's not getting closer Come on Aletta 'Fore your days of youth are over You're flying too high And you're flying too fast And now you've got no place left to go Your ambition's falling so don't come crawling Saying you're fine 'cause you know that you'd be a liar The days been ticking away And the sunset looks beautiful Take a look around and slow on down You've crashed to the floor 'cause your wings have now caught on fire Everyday You enter Snook's From Ruby's Books And sit there for a while